Associated Bank competitors

John W. Kemper is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Commerce Bancshares, Inc. In this role, he directs the Bank's strategy and line operations, working closely with market and business line leadership. In addition, Mr. Kemper has overall responsibility for bank credit and non-credit risk, legal, compliance and human resources. Kemper holds a Bachelor of Arts in history and political science from Stanford University, a Master of Science in economic history from the London School of Economics, and an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. Kemper is a director of Tower Properties Company and a member of the Leadership Council of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. He is a board member of the St. Louis Regional Chamber and KIPP St. Louis. For 150 years, Missouri-based Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBSH) has been providing a diversified line of financial services, including business and personal banking, wealth management, financial planning, and investments through its affiliated companies. Commerce Bank operates in more than 360 retail locations in the Central United States and has a nationwide presence in the commercial payments industry. Commerce Bancshares also has operating subsidiaries involved in mortgage banking, leasing, credit-related insurance, private equity and real estate activities. For additional information, please visit www.commercebank.com.

Robin Elliott is a Chief Financial Officer at BUSEY BANK, Pres & CEO:Busey Bank at First Busey Corporation, and President & CEO at BUSEY BANK and is based in Champaign, Illinois. She has worked as Lecturer at University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Accountant at EY, and Intern at Bgbc Partners LLP. Robin works or has worked at Unknown 1. She attended Indiana University Bloomington between 1995 and 1999, KELLOGG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT between 2011 and 2013, and University of Illinois Urbana Champaign between 2004 and 2005.

Stephen Steinour is the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (since 2009), a $64 billion regional bank holding company. Previously, he was the Chairman and Managing Partner of CrossHarbor Capital Partners, a private equity firm (2008-January 2009). From 2006 to 2008, he was President and CEO of Citizens Financial Group, Inc., a multistate commercial bank holding company. Prior to that, Mr. Steinour served as Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Citizens Mid-States regional banking (2005-2006). He served as Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Citizens Mid-Atlantic Region (2001-2005). At the beginning of his career, Mr. Steinour was an analyst for the U.S. Treasury Department and subsequently worked for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Mr. Steinour was a member of the board of trustees of the Liberty Property Trust (an office and industrial property real estate investment trust) from February 2010 until May 2014, where he served on its audit and compensation committees. Mr. Steinour has served on the board of directors of L Brands (fashion retailer) since 2014. He was elected to The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Board in November 2013. Mr. Steinour is a member of council of The Pennsylvania Society, a non-profit, charitable organization which celebrates service to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He also serves as a trustee of the Eisenhower Fellowships and is a member of the Columbus Partnership and a trustee of the Columbus Downtown Development Corporation. He is a member of the American Bankers Association. Mr. Steinour also served as a member on the policy and legal affairs committees of the Pennsylvania Business Roundtable, an association of CEOs in large Pennsylvania companies representing significant employment and economic activity in the Commonwealth. He also has served on the board of and as the chairman of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce.​

Daryl Byrd is a President/CEO at Pulaski Bank & Trust Co., President/CEO at IBERIABANK CORP, and President/CEO at First Community Bank and is based in Lafayette, Louisiana. He has experience at FIRST COMMERCE CORP and has worked as Chairman at FIRST HORIZON NATIONAL CORP, Senior Commercial Executive at FNBC Bank, and President/CEO at Bank One Louisiana. Daryl works or has worked as BOARD MEMBER at New Orleans Chamber of Commerce, BOARD MEMBER at Greater New Orleans Foundation, and BOARD MEMBER at State Univ EJ Ourso Coll of Business Administration. He attended University of Alabama and Samford University.

James C. Ryan III is Chief Executive Officer for Old National Bancorp and was appointed to its Board of Directors on May 2, 2019. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer for Old National Bancorp and Director of Corporate Development and Mortgage Banking. He also served as Integration Executive for our Northern Region, as well as holding the positions of Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer for Old National Bancorp. Mr. Ryan is currently the Chairman of the Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana, Vice Chairman of the Evansville Regional Business Committee, and Secretary and Treasurer of the Southwest Indiana Regional Development Authority. Mr. Ryan is also a member of the Board of Directors for Deaconess Hospital, Inc. and Deaconess Health Systems, Inc., member of the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership, Inc., advisory board member for the Old National Bank Center for Closely Held Business, and advisory board member of the University of Evansville’s Schroeder Family School of Business Administration.

Buddy D. Philpot is the foundation’s executive director overseeing all foundation operations, grant making, research and evaluation, and communications. Prior to joining the foundation, Buddy spent more than 20 years in community banking, joining the Walton family owned Arvest Bank Group in 1987. He served for more than 10 years as president and CEO of the Springdale, Arkansas, Arvest bank.He joined The Walton Family Foundation as executive director in 2001. Buddy holds banking degrees from the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas and the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking at Southern Methodist University.